New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02

had bunch 81 spinoia trkss in NY p" krr WORKED
them Ga Cant 5D GrsS-n gSs NE some money O"'
He then testified that the tickets those with Spi-
noas name on and s G IRE wac on n e ." money
himself was that capa Cream told III. io 10 10 he
Sn5 to sGGR Tor ha,G WIKI the am effect
that Of Dlkeman and INT he couldn't have sS," az
An attempt was male To discrcdit the vinc~a b. show
Ing that he adei in carrying primary unawfnlly ht
the wtncss testimony is 10 the effect that the rart
which he hai III II 10 bring thirtyt"o voters VIM
The question thcn Is whether the cvhcuce Of these
two witnesses With regard to "r ORGANS instruction, ~
thcm Is true II seems To IA tant thew are b
I'm various ways J. By large number OF WITNESSES Az
testify TO the fraudulent practices prevailing IN t' a s
trct on election day and which fairly esaniishes o
there was combination the part OF the district cay,
tans 10 aid ia the election OF Spnola and the defeat Vi
BY the fact that throughout the district on election
cngy 5o 'G the which BiSeman and Mckee say
they we're told to do 10y Mr.. Crcgan. -,
g. By the fact that no attempt is made by scvera OF
the captains most seriously Implicated to explain her
actions or deny that they were doing precey Tue INN. n
which, plkeman and Mckee testify that they "o'o III
l. BY the fact that ono q inc captnlns present CleaTgy,
S az i Of one wren Of the f mpcae to
the affidavit 20 the effect that Creams INSTRUCTIONS "oio
g. By the fact that the captain last referred 10, made
the statement TO Mr. milton that Mr. CrcSan came 70
was running and told him to do what he could for MIN
O. By tho statement OF another captain tcnkel made
for spnoe and tho evidence Of Murphy that Henke gave
II reason for not supporting ce that those "oio lo
Z BY the statement OF tho witness Flemmng that nc
spoke Cregnn about the alleged treachery on election
day and that Cregan refused % do anything about IT,
1t IS evident from all these facts that the tOstmoh on
10 their testimony well that OF tho othor witnesses
considerable number OF the captains on the various c
to support the entire Republican ticket and Mr. Cregams
testimony denies positively the charges against MIN INC
but Mr.. Fisher and himself While Fisher susiains Mr.
Cregans statement that hs instructions tosuport
the Republican ticket straight has been seen that MI
Fishers acts opposed 10 tho instructions said 10
have been given and evidently he was SO occupied IN re-
gard distribution the ballots to the captains tat
he could not have paid very much attention to wnat MI
Cregan may said to each OF them But tho force OF
this tcsmonyis largely impaired not only by me opPps
Ing testimony TO what was actually done Dut fSo
fraudulent practices In this respect were nor procca
and did not offer themselves rs witnesses MT Cregah
contradictions lie confronted by his contradiction
of his own testimony that II was he policy 20 nave is
while appears from his testimony that not more tnan
fifteen out OF the twenty eight members OF either the
contradiction himself that lie told Pshor draw ny me
adayits for the captains 10 sign which he subseqaenty
his contradiction of the opinion expressed by him that
MIR. Rice could be elected by spending $4,000, when
opnion almost Immediately afterward denied IN nave
given confronted by the fact that he testified that
he gave ~ $50 TO his captains and In response 20 ,e
captansi" he testified "No. sir; cannot am pran
nToaSy Won want 10 send me to states Prison for doing
mat" We do not thnk that Mr. Cregan In view OF these
contradictions and statements has met the charges m~lo
against him II his methods practical politician were
such send him states Prison N disclosed " "a air
to presume that method. practical politician were
seriously impaired by tho testimony given by Nj Rice
S Sna by NJ. IT &c. n Re has tod aa % p 4ss
Turning now to NJ Rce's testimony Mr. Rice; after
election. says he re Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Crcgsn the
Fifth Avonne Hotel 10 the afternoon and they met again
matters OF printing and posters they Discussed his
chances for election and the George vote and after
| they had finished the discussion. Mr. Crekan said
"why Mr. Rice there Is only one way to do THIS and
for yon to be elected II you want 70 30 elected you
want 10 nut lid thousand dollars. III you want
10 make good show you will havo t. pnt up 40 many
thousand dollars You have 70 make that calculation ana
S lie. 10" many VO'"' 20" want II question:
lie said the proper thing was ~ take certain number
Of thousand dollars In order 10 make ,nre 81 no election
and to put them into uc hands OF man Ike himself ana
ing lie said that these were taken 20 the polls
and given ~ apiece Mr. Roe rspne1 ina. ths oossa
1--WE don't CALI buying votes. We call 1t hiring men
| by the day"
answer is to NJ. Towniey that Mr. Gfcsan said
got to pay at the rate Of s3 head"
at the conversation between Mr. ksdpa,h Mr. RE aud
Mr. cresan and Mr Hamilton tcstnes that MT orogSh
about politics. and he would srpa now ,nSss ssrs E
specors poll clerks and captains OF tho districts and
tho supervisors that could DO depended upon 10
PEOPLE a sS@ s S NOT be ss Tsg
do to hire enough OF the remainder 70 work ht
polls by the day, and that the price ives % head
party 70 such transactions. that the money he
/ did give after CO sultng "a 10 what was
mate election expenses that Mr. Hamilton managed
his canvass for him. The money which MT klce OK
spent lie made no contribution 20 the George campaign
fund hut he gave "a OF about 900 or $500 20 Mr..
further that he gave 81 900 70 Mr. Redpath, who was
in his employ ~ 900 OF which Mr. Redpath contributed
to Irving Hall without Mr. kcos knowledge after the
indorsemcnt 81 Mr. spnolas nomination was WIthdfa"h
| and that OF Mr Rice given
Bearing in mind tho fact that Mr.. Crcgan has stated
that Mr. ilco has told the truth that two witnesses have
testified directly his instructions To WORK for spnoa
that corOboraod by the circumstances OF the
easei that ohcr captains Wlo Woao ' 80, Creta1
have admitted substantially 'he same Ia,t tht
himself by his contradictions has seriously impaired the
value of MS evidence that he failed 10 produce all OF inc
duoe that those whom lac has failed 10 produce are some
Of those seriously implicated; that no mas refused 20
disclose his methods respecting the distribution OF rht
send Tim to Prison. cannot accept his testimony
and our opinion is TINT the ch9rge' against hi
Our conclusions are rs follows:
IThnt the canvass for Congress IN the XVIII Assem-
dnet"d Sy Michael Crecan and by John J. Gigan, VIII
fam Henhc Peter Fnncrty Robert Kennedy ana JOSEPH
duty 10 the Republican party aud In such manner NJ u
be instrumental ia Tho defeat Of the Republican chdi
Il-Ihat I'm conducting said canvass Mchael 'reght
and his cnptnins guilty OF gross fraud upon tn'
committee whose trusted agents they were, ana upon INC
Republican party 20 which they prOicsscd To belong
IlI-That In aiding the election of Francis H. splHold
they guilty OF gross Acry toward the candidate
of their party whose money they received and to whom
they were bound by every consideration OF Loyalty ana
honor u give thclr faithful support. 49,
INIhat the uudersis ncd member. oi yonr commlitec
being q majority thereof recommend that Michael ere
gan each OF the following named persons, 10 wt
John j. Glligan, William Ilenkic. Peter ilnnery
Robert Kennedy aud Joseph w. Coiry be expelled from
this committee.
THERON g.. STRONG.
LIoNAED IALI.LIINE-
sOLON b. SMIIlL